Unidentified IMMATURE Swift or Ghost Moth at Chapman, ACT
Identification history
| Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE | 8 Jul 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE | 7 Jul 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 7 Jul 2026 | WindyHen |
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User's notes
The caterpillar was much longer than a normal caterpillar. It seemed to have come out of the hole near it, in photo. Because of the rain the hole was flooded.
1 comment
WendyEM
wrote:
7 Jul 2026
In heavy rain I have spotted them sticking out of their holes hanging onto a stick or other leaf litter to keep their head above water. This is interesting, now I think further on it, because caterpillars 'breath' through a series of holes/pores (= spiracles) dotted right along the side of their body.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.028668-35.360571
- Maps Cooleman Ridge
- Places Chapman, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 4 Jul 2026 12:12 PM Recorded on
- WindyHen Recorded by
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WindyHen NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Species information
- Hepialidae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified IMMATURE Swift or Ghost Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 966.1m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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